North East Property Prices on the Up

Sunday, September 09, 2018

House price rises in the North East of England are outpacing those anywhere else in the country, new research has revealed.

The average asking price of properties put up for sale in the region has risen by 3.31 per cent since the beginning of the year, from an average of £182,321 to £188,851. It means homeowners in the North East are hoping they have seen a rise of £1,000 a month in the value of their homes this year. While asking prices are not necessarily an indication of what a property will actually sell for, they do highlight sentiment in local markets.

Wales saw the second biggest house price boost, with prices up 1.4 per cent in the last six months. This was followed by London, which saw a modest rise of 0.75 per cent. By contrast, the worst performing region in Britain was South West England, which endured a decline in value of 2.51 per cent. Yorkshire and the Humber was second worst, with average values dropping 2.12 per cent and the East Midlands in third with values down 1.22 per cent during the same period.

Overall, based on these asking price figures, the total value of the British property market stands at £8.19trillion, down £26.9billion since the beginning of January, according to the research by property website Zoopla. When Zoopla mentions house prices in its findings, it is not referring to sold prices. Instead it is defining the term as the asking prices, which appear on its website.

Looking more closely at individual towns, the English town of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria takes the top spot as Britain's best town for price growth, with a rate of 6.7 per cent in the past six months. Close behind is Holt in Norfork, which saw growth of 6.27 per cent, followed by Pontypool in Torfaen at 6.06 per cent.

By contrast, Reigate in Surrey was the worst performing town in Britain for price growth, with a decline in value of 6.7 per cent in the past six months. The second and third largest reductions in value were seen in Lydney in Gloucestershire and Sturminster Newton in Dorset, reducing by 6.69 per cent and 6.64 per cent respectively.

Zoopla's Lawrence Hall said: 'It's not surprising to see a small drop in values since the start of the year. Uncertainty around Brexit is a very real factor in the market. However on the positive side, the drop is creating a potential opportunity for first-time buyers to get a foot on the ladder in some regions across Britain.'

Article taken in part from www.dailymail.co.uk/property

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